Fur and woolen cold storage compartment for household refrigerators



c. B. ALIG 2,062,631

FUR AND WOOLEN COLD STORAGE COMPARTMENT FOR HOUSEHOLD REFRIGERATORSFiled Oct. 9, 1935 cfzzzzezzzw J1EE flanges meadow. 1,. 1936 coms'ronsos son noossnomaarmosp A mann woomm rAa-rm'r nous col-s smuatiraisss, Serial x0. I zcumsr-lcrszy-ssi An object of my invention is toprovide 'a fur and woolen cold storage compartment of simple,

durable and inexpensive manufacture for a household refrigerator.-

a A further object is. to provide a cold storage compartment mountedinthe same casing as afood compartment of a refrigerator but the coldstorage compartment being independent of the food compartment and havingan independent cooling unit.

A further object is operated from the same refrigerating machine wouldbe the case if the cooling unit were mounts which operates the cooling,unit of the food com-- partment of the refrigerator, means being provided to shut off the cooling unit in the cold storage compartment whenit is not needed.

Another object is to provide a 'coid storage compartment for fur andwoolen clothing and the like having a cooling unit adjacent the-floor ofthe compartment so that condensate does not drop therefrom on to thearticles of 'clothing','as

ed adjacent the top of the compartment as in the usual food'refrigerator arrangement.

Another object is to'provide asmall storage compartment and therebyinsure that the entire volume of air-within the compartment will be atthe same temperature.

compartment a rodfor coat hangers and the like and hooks for articles ofclothing or any suitable means for supporting coats and the like withinthe compartment and out of contact with the cooling unit.

Another object is to provide a grating over the cooling unit to preventany possibilityof'the articles of clothing contacting with the coolingWith these and other objects in view my'in-. vention consists in theconstruction, arrangement and combination of the various partsof mydevice, whereby the obiects contemplated are attained, as hereinaftermore fully set forth, pointed out in my claims and illustrated inthe'accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a refrigeratorshowing a pair of doorsopen, one door being for a food compartment of the refrigerator and theother for my fur and woolen cold storage compartment.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view on the line 2-2 of Figure 1; and

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view on the to provide a coldstorage" compartment having a cooling unit which can be circulating fanto insure circulation of air in the cold fan' to prevent stratiilcationof-ain coldstorage compartment and thereby insure air 'line' H of eventemperature" throughout the-comparizmi'. rit,

On theaccompanying drawing '1 have used the A reference numeral II toindicate'generallv a reirigerator casing.

The-casing 1a is providedf in'theusual manner ofjproviding closures iforrefrigerator. food 'compartments. The of the compartments A and]! aresuitably maimed against the entranceof heat, the insulation being showninFigures2and3at II. Within the compartment 3 I provide a cooling unitl8 which is preferablymounted adiacentthe Y floor of the compartment.Adjacent the top of I a coat hanger rod- 20 the compartment I provide onwhich a plurality'oi hangers'22lmay be hooked.

in Figure 1.1 show a fur coat-24' andan' .overeoat 26 hung on thehangers 22 and also another article of clothing, such as a wool-skirt28, hung on one of the hooks 30, which I provide projecting.

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32 for the food compartment A so that condensate dripping therefrom willnot fall on and in- -jure the articles of clothing Another object is toprovide in the cold storage within the cold storfrom the wall -ofthecompartment for aim ur-1 contact with :the cooling unit It by a grating34 which is-positioned thereover; a A

The necessity of locating the unit ll adjacent the floor 'oi thecompartment B brings up the problem of, air'stratiiication. because theair cooled by the unit would have a tendency to stay adjacent the unitand the air'within-the compartment'would be progressively warmer, thewarmest air, of course, being at the top of the compartment. 'The unit"produces thermalair circular tion, but that-is not possiblewhen theunit is mounted adjacent the floor. Accordingly, I-provide avery smallelectricfan 36, the motor ofwhich is indicated at 3!. .This is'preferably pov sitioned under the grating 34 and at one end of thecooling unit ii. A plurality of deflector blades 40 are provided so asto deflect the air and evenly distribute it: over the cooling unit .II.

The air is drawn downwardly-as indicated by the arrow a and thendeflected. as indicated by the arrow b, whereupon it passes over thecooling unit [8 and then upwardly'as indicated by the arrow c;Thus-aircirculation is'eiiectivelypro- .;woolens stored at centralisedcold fl orage Plants.

In the winter time, ifit is desirable not to use the cold storagecompartment, the cooling unit ll can be rendered inoperative bycloaingcontrol valves 42 and 44,. thus shutting oi! theflow o1refrigerant to and from the refrigerating unit (not shown), which thensupplies refrigerant to the food compartment unit 32 only. It isobvious, or course,- that the cooling unit I. can be operated wheneverthe cooling unit 32 is operated so that a separate control switch neednot be provided responsive to the temperature in the compartment B. I!desired, however, a control switch can be provided responsive to thistemperature;

Below the cooling unit I I I provide a defroster pan it which is readilyremovable and provides for collection or condensate from the coolingunit it it becomes necessary to defrost it.

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of theparts or my device withvout departing from the real spirit and purposeor my invention and it is my intention to cover by my claims anymodified forms of structure or use or mechanical equivalents which maybe reasonably included within their scope.

I claim as my invention! 1. In a device of the class described. eratorcasing, al'ood compartment therein anda fur and woolen cold storagecompartment therein and independent of said food compartment, a coolingunit for said food compartment and a second cooling unit for said furand woolen cold storage compartment, said second cooling unit beingpositioned adjacent the bottom of said fur and woolen cold'storagecompartment, a grating over said second cooling t and means forcirculating the air within partment past said second cooling unit.

2. In a device of the class described, a rei'rigerator casing,aioodcompartment therein and a fur and woolen cold storage compartmenttherein andindependent of said food compartment, a

cooling unit for said food compartment'and a second cooling unit forsaid fur and woolen cold storage compartment, said second cooling unitbeing positioned adjacent the bottom 01' said fur and woolen coldstorage compartment, a grating over said second cooling unit, means forcirculating the air within said last mentioned compartment past saidsecond cooling unit, said means comprising a fan located beneath saidgrating and at one end of said second cooling unit,

' said Ian being operable to circulate air downwardly through saidgrating over said cooling unit and then upwardly through said grating, adistributor adjacent said fan to evenly distribute the air over the.cooling unit and a removable tray below said cooling'unit to catchcondensate therefrom.

CANDACE BAIRD ALIG.

a reirig d last mentioned com-

